sotto voce
Example Sentences
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John: sotto voce, just barely in range: “In the army, perhaps.”
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025
But instead, the trip is taking place sotto voce.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
“We’re all alone here,” he says, sotto voce.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023
Seated next to him at a public hearing, you were in constant danger of laughing out loud at his sotto voce commentaries.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2023
“Think I’m stupid?” said Alice, but sotto voce.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
